Notes: If I remember correctly, they had a bit of trouble with one of the amps between the end of Werewolf Directive and the start of Antichrist Hammerfist. Still a top-notch set -- killer New Zealand black/death chaos! Hail Doom Cult!

Saturday, July 30, 2011

Excellent live recording of Diocletian from Rites of Darkness II on December 11th 2010. The recording was made by Vorfeed (www.vorfeed.net). It was originally in FLAC, but I've converted to 320kpbs MP3 to save space. I've included her original FLAC links though, so you have a choice.

This recording sounds much better than the official Diocletian split live tape that was released recently.

Sunday, July 24, 2011

Their debut album, World Keeps Spinning, was decent but nothing amazing, but the follow-up, Blossom and Decay is one of those albums that even though I have it in my collection, I frequently forget how good it really is. This is unique death metal with a hint of dissonant hardcore flavor. It sounds like it wouldn't work, but it does...really well. This used to be findable for dirt cheap in many second hand online shops, but I think with the recent (semi) explosion in obscure metal has caused a lot of places to charge stupid amounts for this. It also seem to not be available on the web in digital format except for on this blog, which surprised the hell out of me.

Content and purpose.

This blog is for sharing hard to find or limited demos, out of print material, and other rarities. This blog isn't about sharing stuff that you can still buy in distros. I have no interest in the "try before you buy" mentality, and I won't support it. Read a fucking review or use Youtube if you want to decide if something is worth buying. It's also not about quantity. If you want daily updates with the same recycled links to the same bullshit albums, you're in the wrong place.